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Som Tam Moo Yang (Papaya Salad with Grilled Pork)

30 min Serves 4 ~267 kcal/serving ~£7.80 (£1.95/serving) Contains-nutsDairy-freeGluten-free

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Ingredients

  • 350 g pork shoulder steaks
  • 250 g green papaya (or grated carrot and cucumber)
  • 80 g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 fresh red chillies
  • 20 g roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 fresh lime
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
267 kcal
Protein
18.9 g
Carbohydrate
9.3 g
of which sugars
6.5 g
Fat
16.3 g
of which saturates
5.2 g
Fibre
2.6 g
Salt
1.91 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Griddle or grill the pork shoulder steaks for 5 to 6 minutes each side until charred in places and cooked through with no pink remaining.

  2. 2

    Rest for 5 minutes, then slice thickly.

  3. 3

    Peel and finely shred the green papaya.

  4. 4

    Pound the garlic and chillies to a rough paste, then mix with the tomatoes, fish sauce, lime juice and palm sugar.

  5. 5

    Toss the shredded papaya through the dressing.

  6. 6

    Top with the sliced grilled pork, scatter with roasted peanuts and serve with sticky rice.

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